Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.63/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −45.21 against this barn's trailing median of $392.85.

Average price

$347.63

59 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$15.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

vs AL average

−30.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	351.98	1,908	37
Medium and Large 2	555	341.74	1,896	16thin
Medium and Large 3	543	336.53	1,826	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.46/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.57, low $335.31, median $392.85 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale59 hd

347.63

—

AL average16 barns · 488 hd

344.14

+3.49

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−30.33

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.85

−45.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,890	182.83	3,456	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	166.44	2,312	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	163.80	1,910	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	139.70	1,475	20

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,332	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,221	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,629	14
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,600	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,830	5

Every lot, as filed

93 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	325.57/cwt	322.00–326.00	2,048	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	500.01/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,880	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	363.99/cwt	362.00–368.00	2,137	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	382.41/cwt	376.00–388.00	1,981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	411.95/cwt	408.00–420.00	1,808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	485.93/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	372.39/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	368.97/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	459.42/cwt	455.00–464.00	2,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	345.20/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,840	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	533.67/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	341.04/cwt	338.00–344.00	2,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	442.29/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,406	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	359.79/cwt	359.00–360.00	2,263	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	345.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,273	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	424.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	427.56/cwt	420.00–436.00	1,620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	337.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,966	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	353.09/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	412.69/cwt	410.00–414.00	1,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	343.04/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	386.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	442.60/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	393.91/cwt	390.00–404.00	1,698	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	484.71/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,847	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	440.68/cwt	435.00–444.00	1,877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	333.97/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,281	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	174.93/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,484	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,123	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	158.25/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,333	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	167.65/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,277	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	142.30/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,578	9
Bulls	—	—	1,968	184.25/cwt	183.00–186.00	3,626	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,738	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,221.43/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,221	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,830.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,830	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,483.33/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,483	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,570.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,570	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,234	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	156.76/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,845	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,761	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	164.78/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,898	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	136.54/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,357	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	171.18/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,034	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	470.79/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,015	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	412.70/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	338.63/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	357.35/cwt	356.00–358.00	1,726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	382.84/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,209	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	443.63/cwt	438.00–450.00	1,637	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,851	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	451.02/cwt	446.00–460.00	1,890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	478.40/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	429.96/cwt	426.00–436.00	1,797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	348.96/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,982	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	353.62/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,867	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	515.02/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,926	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	527.52/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,762	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	515.06/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	444.30/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,097	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	370.31/cwt	368.00–374.00	2,322	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	546.63/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,498	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	375.67/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,183	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	455.05/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	361.32/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	442.46/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	407.65/cwt	404.00–414.00	2,136	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	395.02/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	380.53/cwt	378.00–382.00	1,792	12

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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